Profile of the Georgia national football team history top scores most caps players most appearances, GFF Georgian Football Federation was founded on 1990 and represents governing body for the football in Georgia for international competition and is controlled by GFF. Became a member of UEFA Affiliation in 1992 and FIFA Affiliation in 1992.
The Georgia national football team played their first international match on 27 May 1990, a 2-2 friendly draw with Lithuania. This was the only official match prior to the declaration of independence on April 9, 1991. The USSR would finally collapse in December 1991. Soon afterwards the team played another friendly match against Moldova.
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| GFF Georgian Football Federation | ||||
| Nation: Georgia | Founded: 1990 | |||
| UEFA Affiliation: 1992 | FIFA Affiliation: 1992 | |||
| Web: http://www.gff.ge | Phone: +995 32 912 680 | |||
The national team made their competitive team in the qualifying tournament for EURO '96, kicking off at home to Moldova on 7 September 1994. Although that match was lost, the new country performed impressively by finishing third in a qualifying group also containing Germany, Bulgaria, Albania and Wales. It was against the Welsh that Georgia claimed their first competitive win a 5-0 victory in Tbilisi.
The GFF also had cause for celebration in August 2002 when the federation's new headquarters were opened. The construction of the premises had been funded by UEFA. Later that year a new technical centre for the national teams was launched with the aid of FIFA's Goal Programme.
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- Data :
- Association: GFF Georgian Football Federation
- Home Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
- Address: 76a Chavchavadze Avenue 0162 TBILISI
- Fax: +995 322 91 59 95
- FIFA Code: GEO
- UEFA European Championship and FIFA World Cup Record
- The Georgia national team has never qualified for a finals tournament of the World Cup and UEFA European Championships.
- Top Score
| Top Scorers of The Georgia National Football Team | |||
| Players | Goals | Caps | Periods |
| Shota Arveladze | 26 | 60 | 1997-2007 |
| Temuri Ketsbaia | 18 | 50 | 1991-2002 |
| Alexander Iashvili | 15 | 67 | 1998-? |
| Giorgi Demetradze | 12 | 56 | 1996-2007 |
| Levan Kobiashvili | 12 | 100 | 1996-? |
- Most Appearances
| Most Caps of The Georgia National Football Team | ||
| Players | Caps | Periods |
| Levan Kobiashvili | 100 | 1996-? |
| Zurab Khizanishvili | 86 | 1999-? |
| Kakha Kaladze | 83 | 1996-2011 |
| Georgi Nemsadze | 69 | 1992-2004 |
| Alexander Iashvili | 67 | 1998-? |
Georgia National Football Team Profile.
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